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'''Vanita Ratnam''' awards are the awards, instituted and given every year by the [[Women and Child Development Department (Kerala)|Women and child development department]] (formerly [[Social Welfare Department]]) of [[Government of Kerala]] to honor the women who excel in various fields of social service, education, literature, governance, science, arts and culture, health, media, sports, acting and women empowerment. The award which carries a cash prize of 300 thousand rupees each, was instituted in December 2013 and started to give away from 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/vanitha-rathnam-awards-instituted/article5481385.ece|title=‘Vanitha Rathnam’ awards instituted|date=2013-12-20|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="NIE2018Mar9">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/mar/09/living-conditions-for-women-better-in-kerala-chief-minister-pinarayi-vijayan-on-womens-day-1784182.html|title=Living conditions for women better in Kerala: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Women's Day|date=9 March 2018|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2014==

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2015==

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2016==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vanita Ratnam Awards 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2017/mar/08/vanita-ratna-awards-to-be-presented-today-in-thiruvananthapuram-1578951.html|title=Vanita Ratna Awards to be presented today in Thiruvananthapuram|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
! Name of award !! Name of recipient !! Field of Excel
|-
| [[Sheeba Ameer]] || Akkamma Cherian award || Social service
|-
| M Padmini Teacher || Captain Lakshmi award || Education
|-
| [[K. R. Meera]] || Kamala Surayya award || Literature
|-
| Sherly Vasu || Justice Fathima Beevi award || Science
|-
| Kshemavathi K S || Mrinalini Sarabhai award || Arts and culture
|-
| Sainu Philip || Mary Punnen Lukose award || Health
|-
| Leela Menon || [[Annie Thayyil]] award || Media
|-
|}

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2017==
[[File:Pinarayi Vijayan with recepients of Vanitha ratnam award for 2017.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala with recipients of Vanitha ratnam award 2017]]

===recipients===

The awards for the year 2017 was announced on 3 March 2018 for 11 personalities, each of them to be receive a cash prize of ₹ 300 thousand and a citation.<ref name="TOI_7Mar2018">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/govt-to-organise-week-long-celebrations-for-womens-day/articleshow/63196798.cms|title=Govt to organise week-long celebrations for Women’s Day - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vanita Ratnam Awards 2017<ref name="NIE2018Mar9"/><ref name="TOI_7Mar2018"/>
! Name of recipient !! Name of award !! Field of Excel
|-
| [[Mary Esthappan]] || [[Akkamma Cherian]] award || Social service
|-
| [[Lalitha Sadasivan]] || [[Captain Lakshmi]] award || Education
|-
| [[K. P. Sudheera]] || [[Kamala Surayya]] award || Literature
|-
| [[Jagadamma]] || Rani Lakshmi Bai award || Governance
|-
| [[Mini M.]] || [[Fathima Beevi|Justice Fathima Beevi]] award || Science
|-
| [[Malathi G Menon]] || [[Mrinalini Sarabhai]] award || Arts and culture
|-
| Sharmila || Mary Punnen Lukose award || Health
|-
| [[Krishnakumari A.]] || [[Annie Thayyil]] award || Media
|-
| [[Betty Joseph (Indian sports person)]] || Kuttimaluamma award || Sports
|-
| [[Rejitha Madhu]] || [[Sukumari]] award || Acting
|-
| [[Radhamani T.]] || [[Annie Mascarene]] award || Women empowerment
|}

===Award presentation===

The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan presented the awards for 2017 on 8 March 2018, at a function organized at V.J.T. Hall, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], as part of the [[International Women's Day]] celebrations. The function was presided by the minister for Health and social welfare minister, [[K. K. Shailaja]]. The occasion was the first International Women’s Day after the state government formed a separate department for women and child development.<ref name="TOI_7Mar2018"/>

===gallery===

<gallery>
File:Mary Esthappan.jpg|Mary Esthappan
File:K P Sudheera.jpg|K P Sudheera
File:K Jagadamma.jpg|K Jagadamma
File:Dr.Mini.jpg|Dr.Mini
File:Malathy G Menon.jpg|Malathy G Menon
File:Sharmila.jpg|Dr. Sharmila
File:A Krishnakumari.jpg|A Krishnakumari
File:Betty Joseph.jpg|Betty Joseph
File:Rejitha Madhu.jpg|Rejitha Madhu
File:Radhamani.jpg|Radhamani T
</gallery>

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2018==

==Vanita Ratnam Awards 2019==
The awards for the year 2017 was announced on 4 March 2020 by K.K. Shylaja, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Kerala. The award will be given to 5 personalities, each of them to be receive a cash prize of ₹100,000 and a citation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/vanitha-ratnam-award-2019-1.4582017|title=സംസ്ഥാന വനിതാരത്‌ന പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-kerala-04-03-2020/857662|title=വനിതാരത്‌ന പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു ; ഇവർ സംസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ വനിതാരത്നങ്ങൾ|website=Deshabhimani|language=ml|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

===recipients===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Vanita Ratnam Awards 2019<ref name="NIE2018Mar9"/><ref name="TOI_7Mar2018"/>
! Name of recipient !! Field of Excel !! Details of selection
|-
| [[C. D. Saraswathy]] || Social service|| ..
|-
| [[P. U. Chitra|P. U. Chithra]] || Sports || ..
|-
| [[P. P. Rahnas]] || Survival || ..
|-
| [[Parvathy P. G. Warrier]] || Empowerment of Women and Children || ..
|-
| [[Vanaja Dr.]] ||Education, Science and technology || ..
|}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{commons category|Vanita Ratnam Award}}
* [http://prd.kerala.gov.in/ml/node/2828 Press release 2018]

[[Category:Kerala awards]]
[[Category:Women in India]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2014]]

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